Electrical Systems Engineer

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future.

As an Electrical Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the development of vehicle electrical hardware systems and architecture across various vehicle subsystems dynamics and propulsion, body, thermal, passive safety, and more.

Responsibilities:

• Bring up new components hands-on across benches, bucks, labcars, and vehicles , build the harness and power setup, instrument the part, and characterise it before it reaches a vehicle
• Perform component- and system-level characterisation testing on labcars and vehicles, validating the physical interfaces
• Debug hardware failures from first principles with a scope and current probe, isolating root cause across component, harness, connector, driver circuit, and software
• Develop prototype subsystem hardware assemblies that unblock early software and feature development
• Integrate production and off-the-shelf hardware into purpose-built prototype systems, delivering quick-turnaround solutions that support future program development
• Review supplier hardware deliverables and reproduce and document discrepancies in the lab
• Write and execute integration test plans covering discrete component and network behaviour across relevant voltage and environmental conditions
• Support electrical validation at vehicle build and end-of-line, and help resolve plant issues traced to component or harness hardware
• Decompose vehicle behaviour into system and device requirements in JAMA, maintaining traceability from requirement to measured result

Qualifications:

• B.S in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• 2+ years of experience working on complex electrical systems or electronics designs
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts
• Hands-on proficiency with electrical test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, current probes, power supplies, data loggers)
• Experience reading electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Experience with creating and executing component and system level test procedures
• Experience with requirements capture in requirements management software platforms (JAMA, etc)
• Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
• A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidised back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time